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VOC (Voice of Creation)
"कालः सत्यं वदति — Time reveals the truth."
A whisper moving through nothingness.
A reminder that even silence is preparing something.
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Inside the Classroom
Vaibhav wasn't in the classroom.
His body was, yes — sitting slumped on the last bench, breathing shallow, face twitching.
But he… was somewhere else.
Inside his dream, a storm was swallowing him whole.
Souls rising, souls falling — birth and death looping like a broken film reel.
He gasped, clawing for air in the darkness as the weight of countless endings crushed him.
Yet outside, nothing stirred except a tiny tremble in his fingertips.
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Shlokh Notices
Shlokh sat only one bench ahead — same class, same row — and the moment the dream intensified, something tugged inside his chest.
Not intuition.
Not fear.
Something deeper.
A golden flicker hummed in his throat.
His voice… reacting?
But he didn't move.
He waited, eyes fixed on the clock, willing the period to end so he could check on Vaibhav without the teacher staring at them.
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Shourya's Side
Far across the corridor, in another classroom…
Shourya's left eye glowed faintly — a moss-green shimmer.
A blurred vision appeared:
Vaibhav twisting in his sleep, shouting silently inside a dream that no one else could see.
Shourya blinked, confused.
"Bro… is he suffering from a breakup or what? Why the hell is he shouting?"
The vision cut out suddenly — like someone unplugged the universe.
He rubbed his eye.
"What the…?"
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Period Ends — Shift Back to MC
The bell rang.
Chairs screeched. Bags unzipped. Voices rose.
Shlokh didn't wait.
He rushed to the back bench.
"Vaibhav!"
He placed his right hand gently on Vaibhav's head.
But the moment he touched him—
⚡ Spark.
⚡ A burst in his vocal cords.
⚡ Riddhox merging with Authority.
A golden ripple flowed from his throat into Vaibhav's dream.
And the nightmare shattered.
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The Dream Transition :switching momentum
Darkness cracked.
A wind swept through the void.
For a moment there was only clouded mist — a pale, swirling fog carrying the faint outline of a door.
The pain faded.
The suffocation dissolved.
Through the mist, Vaibhav drifted gently into a softer dream — one absurd enough to be peaceful.
He was standing in the lab…
and Dhusyant Sir was saying:
"File nikaal, Vaibhav."
The horror was real.
His eyes flew open and he screamed:
"DUSSI!!"
The whole class turned.
Before anyone could react—
SLAP.
Shlokh smacked the back of his head.
Shlokh: "Bsdk, tu sapne me bhi 'Dussi' dekhta hai?!"
( "Idiot, you see Dussi even in dreams?!")
The class exploded with laughter.
Two minutes later, the second period began like nothing happened.
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Lunch Break – Trio Meets
Shlokh and Shourya met at the corridor first.
Shourya leaned in dramatically.
Shourya: "Bhai, mujhe lag raha hai Vaibhav ki stithi theek nahi… future me kuch weird dikh raha tha."
(Shourya: "Bro, I don't think Vaibhav is okay… I saw something weird in his future.")
Shlokh nodded.
Shlokh: "Haan bhai… aaj usne sapne me Dussi dekha. Mujhe lagta hai Dussi ki buri nazar lag gayi hai."
(Shlokh: "Yeah bro… he saw Dussi in his dream. I think Dussi cursed him.")
Shourya snorted.
"Bhai… aur lele PCM stream… khel khatam."
("Bro, keep taking PCM stream… game over.")
They laughed.
Then Vaibhav joined them — pale, confused, still shaken.
All three opened their mouths at the same time:
"Bhai, suno! Mere saath kuch ajeeb hua—"
(They:Bro, listen! Something strange ) happened to me—"
They stopped.
Looked at one another.
Something was happening.
To all three.
Together.
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VOC (Ending Lines)
"Need shapes effort.
Effort shapes brilliance.
And brilliance shapes curiosity."
"A journey begins… when three minds start asking the same question."
— Chapter 4 Ends